Try one of these four trips you can enjoy on just one tank of gas—Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens in Devon, QVC Studios in West Chester, Dutch Springs in Bethlehem and William Penn Fire Tower and Reading’s Pagoda. Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Address: 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd., Devon, PAHow Far From Your Patch: It's in Devon.Admission Fee: FreeHours: Grounds are open (365 days per year) 8 a.m. - sunset Education Center is open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily Summary: Jenkins Arboretum and Gardens is a 40-plus acre site in the middle of a residential neighborhood that offers a nature-filled sanctuary with …
Students in the Tredyffrin Public Library's summer reading club have only until 5:30 p.m. Friday to qualify for an iPod Shuffle and other prizes in the program's sweepstakes. That means students who signed up, did the reading, but who may not have gotten their passports stamped need to get those stamps before the library closes on Friday afternoon. The prizes will be awarded at an ice cream social event at the library on August 12 at 4. It's also not too late to earn a canvas bag that was given to students who signed up and completed the first of the eight weeks of reading. For full details …
Caryn Lin is a classically trained violinist who brings nothing you've ever heard before on a violin to her performances. Sometimes she brings wild animals, godzilla, a rock band, a virtual symphony and always a sense of humor and passon. Forget what you think you know about violin music and check out her free performance tonight at 7 at the Tredyffrin Public Library. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m and is open to anyone age seven and above. The library asks that parents please do not bring babies, toddlers or preschoolers to this event. Children from 7-9 must be accompanied by an adult. …
If it’s got siren, it will probably be at the Upper Main Line YMCA Wednesday afternoon at the 9th Annual Upper Main Line Emergency Services Day event. All kinds of emergency vehicles will be on display on the Y’s lower fields from 1-2:30 p.m.. The free event is sponsored by the Berwyn Fire Company, the Paoli Fire Company , and The Eastern Chester County Firefighters Assocition will feature a PennStar helicopter landing and displays of fire equipment. A car rescue demonstration, tours of police and fire vehicles and other activities will be part of the day. Police, fire, and emergency …
If you're looking for a cool way to spend lunch hour on a hot summer day or just some place to take the kids for an hour of free fun and music, the Wayne Art Center may be just the ticket. The Doc Gibbs Ensemble will perform a free concert Wednesday at noon in the Center's Davenport Lobby. The ensemble features drummers, percussionists and dancers who perform music from African, Brazilian and Caribbean cultures.. The Ensemble's shows for school and preschool-age children feature audience involvement and interaction. The event is free and open to the public.
School's out for summer, but summer school's just getting started at Conestoga High School. About 450 students are enrolled for the summer program that is run by the Chester County Intermediate Unit. While there are students attending from districts all over Chester County for remedial or make up work, many are taking classes to get a jump on the 2011-2012 school year. CCIU's Sumer School Supervisor Lee Temperton says classes started Monday at Conestoga. The run from 8a.m. until noon (plus homework). Students come from school districts all over Chester County to attend. Temperton says many …
As schools let out for the summer, don't panic. If you haven't already made plans there are lots of things for children to do. One could pay dividends for parents long after the summer is over. Home Cooked in Paoli Village Shoppes still has space in two sessions of its summer cooking camps. The camp, now in its third year, runs Tuesday-Thursday at the shop, which offers home cooked meals for customers who don't want to cook but who don't want to eat out either. The session that runs from July 19-21 is for students aged 8-11. The other session with slots still open is for students 11-14 and …
